Assessment of psychosocial health during COVID-19 Pandemic among Indian adults
Indian Journal of Community Health
; 32(4):713-+, 2020.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1100580
ABSTRACT
Background:
Lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic has an effect on all the dimensions of health. Previous epidemics and pandemics had made a catastrophic impact on mental wellbeing of general public.Methods:
A cross sectional online study was carried out in the month of May. Data collection was done using Google form which contained semi-structured questionnaire.Results:
Total 450 individuals participated in the study. About one-fourth of the participants felt depressed (28.9%) listening to the constant news updates about corona virus. Almost half of participants (50.7%) had altered eating habits. Nearly one-third of the participants had difficulty (35.1%) in falling asleep.Conclusion:
This study reports that there is a negative impact on psychosocial health of general public who were confined to their homes due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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Web of Science
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Journal of Community Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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